Hospitals

COVID Boosters reduced the Omicron' infections rate in Nursing Homes

Fri, 2022-05-06 11:56 — mike kraft

CDC: COVID Boosters Blunted Omicron's Effect on Nursing Homes Residents with a booster more protected than those with only a primary series Molly Walker medpagetoday

An additional booster dose of COVID vaccine helped substantially reduce the rate of infection in nursing home residents during the Omicron wave compared with a primary series alone, researchers found.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Read more about COVID Boosters reduced the Omicron' infections rate in Nursing Homes
Log in or register to post comments

A new WHO report indicates that other countries had more excess deaths that the US during the Covid pandemic

Thu, 2022-05-05 19:40 — mike kraft

Does US really have world's highest Covid death toll? A new report suggests other countries had more excess deaths than US during the pandemic. BBC News

The US is approaching one million Covid deaths - the highest total officially recorded anywhere in the world.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months

Thu, 2022-05-05 08:49 — mike kraft

COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months The projected increases come after weeks of steady upticks in infections across the country. ABC News ABC News

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Read more about COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months
Log in or register to post comments

Newer, fitter descendants of Omicron variant begin to drive their own coronavirus waves

Wed, 2022-05-04 09:49 — mike kraft

Newer, fitter descendants of Omicron variant begin to drive their own coronavirus waves There's no denying the numbers: Even with spotty reporting, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising again in the United States. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Newer, fitter descendants of Omicron variant begin to drive their own coronavirus waves
Log in or register to post comments

Dr. Deborah Birx says US must prepare for summer COVID surge as immunity wanes

Mon, 2022-05-02 09:22 — mike kraft

Birx says US must prepare for summer COVID surge as immunity wanes Deborah Birx, a leading member of the Trump administration’s White House coronavirus task force, said on Sunday the U.S. should be prepared for another potential COVID-19 surge after a recent uptic… mbeals The Hill

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Read more about Dr. Deborah Birx says US must prepare for summer COVID surge as immunity wanes
Log in or register to post comments

Some Canadian hospitals are again facing COVID cancellations

Fri, 2022-04-22 10:09 — mike kraft

Some Canadian hospitals face COVID cancellations - again Some hospitals in Canada's most populous provinces are cancelling or postponing medical procedures in the face of another wave of the coronavirus pandemic, increasing backlogs of procedures that health practitioners say will take years to work through and could cost more lives. Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Some Canadian hospitals are again facing COVID cancellations
Log in or register to post comments

Effective treatments for COVID are now available. Why are they not being used?

Thu, 2022-04-21 08:42 — mike kraft

Effective treatments for COVID are now available. Why are they not being used? Awareness varies about the availability and effectiveness of 'miracle' COVID treatments, experts say. Once in short supply, they are now underused. YahooNews

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Problem

Situation Report

Read more about Effective treatments for COVID are now available. Why are they not being used?
Log in or register to post comments

Omicron Hospitalization Doubled in Unvaxxed Children--CDC

Wed, 2022-04-20 12:05 — mike kraft

CDC: Omicron Hospitalization Doubled in Unvaxxed Children During recent wave, 30% of hospitalized kids ages 5 to 11 had no preexisting conditions Molly Walker medpagetoday

Unvaccinated children ages 5 to 11 were more than twice as likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 during the Omicron wave, and nearly a third of hospitalized kids overall had no underlying medical conditions while about a fifth required intensive care unit (ICU) admission, researchers found.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Omicron Hospitalization Doubled in Unvaxxed Children--CDC
Log in or register to post comments

White House announces National Plan to Fight Long term COVID, promote research

Wed, 2022-04-06 12:00 — mike kraft

White House Rolls Out National Plan to Fight Long COVID New initiative aims to better understand, prevent, detect, and treat the condition Shannon Firth medpagetoday

The Biden administration unveiled a new plan on Tuesday to improve the nation's understanding of long COVID and to better prevent, detect, and treat the condition, particularly in hard-hit communities.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags: